Vehicle



Sept. 9, 1924.` 1,508,178

S. GAGE VEHICLE Filed Dec. 27. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet l I. yi

Sept. 9, 1924. 1,508,178

S. GAGE VEHICLE DGC* 27. 1920 2 Sheetw-Shet 2 Patented Sept. 9, 1924,

SAMUEL GAGE, OF HLLOJVAY, 11031D0711, ENGLAND, vTO THE LONDON Eflall- ERAL OMNIBTJS COMPANY LIMITED, 0F BR'OADVJAY, WETMNIS'FRRENGLN.

VEHICLE.

Application led'Deceniber 27, 19720. Serial No. 433,093.

T0' all LU/10mi?? may concern:

Be 1t known that I, SAMUEL GAG-n, subject of the King of England, residing at Holloway, London, England, have invented certain new and useful llmprovements vin Vehicles, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention is for improvements in or relating to vehicles and has for one of its objects to provide a construction which shall be suiiiciently rigid and stron@ but which :it the same time shall be as light as possible.

The invention is concerned with vehicle bodies whereof the framing members are mainly of wood and according to the invention a vehicle body is provided which is characterized in that the frame includes one or more metal hoops each lying vertiu cally and in a transverse plane, each completely encircling the body of the vehicle, and each being covered and supported on their front and rear faces by wooden strips. Conveniently the metal hoops are formed of plates with their breadth lying in the said transverse plane, said plates comprising roof and floor members joined to pillar members by corner gussets.

The invention is particularly applicable to the construction of omnibuses, but is, of course, not limited in its application to those vehicles.

For a more complete understanding of the invention there will now be described,

' by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, one constructions-l form of omnibus body according to the invention. It is to be under stood, however, that the invention is not limited to the precise constructional details set forth.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view from the rear of an omnibus, parts being.l broken away for clearness;

Figure 2 is a perspective view, on a scale smaller than that of Figure 1, of a portion of the framework of the omnibus;

Figure 3 is a detail elevation of one of the hoops of the framework of the omnibus showing the hoop detached and with a portion of the wooden covering for the metal removed, and

Figure 4 is a cross-section on the line 1 -4 of Figure 3 but on a scale larger than that of the latter.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout thev drawings.

The vehicle body illustrated comprises a lioorl() and lan' upper deck 11 which are supported the one from the other mainly'by .four hoops 12. r1`hese' hoops each comprise two upright members 13, an upper member 14 and a lower member 15 with a gusset 16 at each of the corners between these members. rlhe hoops may conveniente ly be roughly of rectangular shape, *the corner gussets cutting off a small portion of the rectangles at each corner. As will be seen from v.Fig iire 3' the upper member 14; is somewhat cambered to correspondV to the preferred shape of the upper deck. The hoops each stand vertically and lie in a transverse plane and they may conf secured to the metalmembers of the hoops by screws, bolts or rivets, or other suitable means, and if desiredinstead of riveting` the corner gussets separately to the other metal members of the hoops, they may be held in place by the screws or other means which secure the wooden strips to the metal members of the hoops.' Conveniently the gussets 16 project into the'interior of the omnibus, and the upper gussets may be provided with covering wooden brackets 23 on which are mounted lamps 24 for illuminating the interior of the vehicle.

The hoops preferably pass across the deck of the body underneath any seats which may be placed on the top of the omnibus, and

supplementary framework members may bev employed to complete the structure of the body. For instance in Figure 2 there is illustrated a front end frame 25 and a rear end frame 26, While in Figure l additional strengthening members 27 are shown running under the deck of the omnibus. Stand ards 28 in the interior of the omnibus may also be employed if desired.

lt will be appreciated that the hoops when cased in with their Wooden strips Will have the same appearance as.' the other parts of the frame of the omnibus but Will, of course, add considerably to the strength of the body. By the use of these metal reinforcements the reniiaining parts o'l" the framingv of the body may be made of very lightconstruction but at the same time a: body Will be produced which Will be equal in strength to or superior than the all-Wood framing bodies heretofore constructed.

By setting the metal reinforcements edge- Wise as described above a construction is provided Which is particularly suitable for' use in some ci-rcumstancesi but it will be appreciated that other arrangements of the reinforcements may be adopted if thought desirable. l

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters lyatent is A vehicle body comprisinga plurality of transversely arranged Yi'rein'l'forcing` hoops, said hoops beingn rigidly Secured to said body so as to be incapable of independent movement, each of said hoops completely encircling said body and comprising an endless Web of metal interposed between covering` strips o'l? Wood and lying Alatvvise in the plane of the hoop,- salid web being composed of top' and bottom and side members' andE corner gussets all riveted together to form a rigid member, and lamp-supporting means carried by the upper gus'setsv ot' each hoop, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l alii); my signa ture.y

SAMUEL GAGE. 

